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PR News
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PR News Announces CSR Awards Finalists and CSR Awards Luncheon

Washington, D.C., January 12, 2012 -- PR News is thrilled to announce the finalists of its CSR Awards. The winners and honorable mentions of its annual awards programs will be saluted at the CSR Awards Luncheon on April 17, 2012 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the JW Marriott in Washington, D.C.

For a complete list of this year’s finalists, click here. 

This must-attend event will honor the most outstanding communications efforts powering corporate social responsibility and green initiatives. The finalists of the CSR Awards program set new standards of excellence and point the way for other organizations to follow. 

More information: www.prnewsonline.com/CSR_Luncheon2012/

Green Mountain Coffee’s Senior Brand Manager, Derek Archambault will deliver the keynote for PR News’ CSR Awards Luncheon on April 17 at the JW Marriott in D.C. Archambault has over 13 years of consumer and B2B marketing experience and now manages the largest brand at one of the fastest growing companies in the world. He is leading the Green Mountain Coffee brand as it goes from strong regional player to a major national brand. The Senior Brand Manager’s keynote will highlight how to leverage an organization’s corporate social responsibility commitment to engage consumers and add depth to its brand.

PR News will hold a Measurement Conference, which will take the day after the CSR Awards Luncheon. The full-day, interactive conference on April 18 is packed with practical lessons in measurement—from measuring traditional media relations efforts and social media to linking PR efforts to business objectives and measuring effectiveness of employee communications. Both the CSR Awards Luncheon and the Measurement Conference will take place at the JW Marriott in Washington, D.C.

To read more about the CSR Awards Luncheon and Measurement Conference, visit www.prnewsonline.com/CSR_Luncheon2012/.

For questions about attending the CSR Awards Luncheon, contact PR News Assistant Marketing Manager Laura Berdichevsky at lberdichevsky@accessintel.com. To advertise in the CSR Awards Special Issue or to become an event sponsor, contact PR News Senior Vice President & Group Publisher Diane Schwartz at dschwartz@accessintel.com.

The awards program is presented by the leading industry publication PR News. The PR News family of products includes PR News, the Platinum PR Awards, PR People Awards, CSR Awards, The 100 Best Case Studies Book, Guidebook to Best Practices in CSR; Guidebook to Best Practices in Measurement and the upcoming Crisis Management and Media Training Guidebooks and PR News Webinars. For more information visit www.prnewsonline.com.

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